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August 15, 2026Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchOpen Access

Beneath the surface: non-target effects of multiple pesticides on the soil microbiome in organic and conventional agricultural European fields

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DKDennis KnuthPMPhilipp MäderJBJos Boekhorst

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Overview

Cross-sectional study uncovers pesticide impacts on soil microbial communities in European agricultural fields, indicating risks from fungicides and chemical mixtures.

Key Points

  • To investigate how pesticide occurrence and complex chemical residues associate with soil microbial community composition and function across conventional and organic agricultural fields in Europe.
  • Assessed soil samples from conventional and organic agricultural systems across European SPRINT project Case Study Sites.
  • Profiled the soil microbiome using metagenomic sequencing, phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis, and enzyme activity measurements while accounting for environmental covariates such as pH and soil organic carbon.
  • Soil pH and geographic origin were the primary drivers of microbiome variation, while differences between organic and conventional management systems were limited but significant at the continental scale.
  • Fungicides showed significant non-target associations with altered microbial composition, likely by disrupting microbial processes and bacterial-fungal co-dependencies.
  • Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) significantly affected microbial composition and exhibited an interactive, synergistic effect with the persistent legacy pesticide hexachlorobenzene.

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Knuth et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8019bb75c2e31742c85e4fhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-026-38127-7
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